Norse Peak–Scout Pass, 4 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Snoquera, WA. The route passes Scout Pass before reaching Norse Peak at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 2,535 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,308 – 6,847 ft · steepest grade: 29%7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 46.93862, -121.47556
Nearest town Snoquera, WA
Directions
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Norse Peak–Scout Pass, 4 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 2,535 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 4,309–6,846 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 46.93862, -121.47556
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 63°F / low 40° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Gold Hill Road East, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chutes and Ladders, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miPass Scout Pass.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Norse Peak View Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Norse Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Chutes and Ladders, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gold Hill Road East, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 63°F40°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
73°53°
Wed
80°58°
Thu
85°56°
Fri
76°51°
Sat
73°48°
Sun
74°47°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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